Spool holder



Oct. 9 1923. 1,47%,258

H. EHRLHCIH SPOOL HOLDER Filed May 5, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet Patented @et. fl, teas.

Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may concern Be it known that l, HERMAN l lrrnmorr, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Spool Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact de scription of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the net morals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a spool holder adapted for use in tailoring establishments and garment making factories.

In the manufacture of garments, each op erator engaged in sewing is usually supplied with a spool holder adapted for supporting a variety of spools of differently colored threads. In the past it has been the habit of operatives to steal spools of thread, 'especially of costly silk threads, from these holders; the loss thereof in one establish ment sometimes amounting to thousand dollars a year.

It is primarily an object of this invention to prevent this theft by providing spool holders upon which the spools of thread are locked against removal except by the superintendent or like attendant who may be supplied with a key.

This invention comprises the novel mechanism and combinations hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out and de lined in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of this in vention, and in which siu'iilar reference numorals refer to similar features in the different views:

Figure l is an elevational view of the spool holder.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of the spool holder.

Figure 3 spool holder.

Figure 4 is a section on the line lf-4t of Figure 2 with the supporting standard broken away.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary section upon an enlarged scale through. an individual spool support.

As shown on the drawings:

In referring now to the drawings, which a bottom plan view of the 1922. serial No. 558,848.

illustrate one embodiment of this invention, the reference numeral 1 denotes 'a base support from which a rod 52 extends. A hearing 3 is secured upon the rod 2 at a suitable point below the top thereof for forming a support for a ci cular disk a rotatably mount ed upon the rod 2 above said hearing. A coil spring 5 surrounding the rod 2 is confined between the disk Q and nut 6 for pressing the disk against its bearing 3 for frictionally retarding the rotation of the disk.

The upper surface of the disk i is provided with a plurality of circuuiferentially spaced upstanding abutments 7 which are flush with the circumferential edge of the" disk, and the lower surface of said disk is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced and radially projecting lugs or supports 8 upon which a spool holding ring member 9 is rotatably mounted.

The inner circumference of the spool holding ring 9 is designed to fit the circumference of the disk t for rotational movement with respect thereto, and the upper surface of said ringmember 9 is provided with a plurality or circumferentially spaced upstanding lugs 10 which are flush with the inner circumferential surface of the ring, the lugs 10 being spaced similarly to the lugs 7 so that they may be brought into juxtaposition with relation thereto, as shown in Figs. .2 and 5. Slots 11 are formed in the lugs 10, and extend through the ring 9, as shown in ig. 3. These slots open inwardly and pivotally support therein the inner legs of ll-shaped spool supporting members 12 mails from wire or the like, the outer leg being shorter than the inner leg for the purpose of more readily assembling the spools which are adapted to be mounted upon the outer or shorter legs and rest upon rounded bosses l3 projecting from the upper surface of the ring member 9 for permitting the pools to be readily rotated when in use. il-rpertures 14.- may be formed in the ring member 9 between the bosses 13 to decrease the weight thereof.

The bottom of the ring member 9 is provided with a plurality of washers 15 (Fig. 23) which overlap the disk so as to prevent the ring meml er 9 from being moved into a vertical direction upwardly, and a pair of spaced lugs 16 project downwardly from the tlll bottom of the ring member 9 on opposite sides of a lug S to limit the rotative movement thereof with respect to the disk 4. A latch keeper 1'? is also fOlHlQCl in the bottom of the ring member 9 adjacent its inner periphery for receiving a latch 18 of a lock 1.9 secured upon the disk l. The lock 19 which may be any standard slidable latch lock, is adapted to be operated by a key in-' sortable in a key hole 20 in the top of the disk 4. One 01 the downwardly projecting lugs 16 is so spaced with relation to the latch keeper 1? that when it strikes the abutment 8, the latch 18 will be in alinement with the keeper, and when the latch keeper and latch are in alinement or in looking position, the lugs 7 and 10 will be in the same radial plane, back to back so that it will be impossible to tilt the spool supports 12 for removing a spool therefrom.

When it is desired to mount spools upon the holder, the relatively rotatable members i and 9 are unlocked, and the ring 9 is rotated sulliciently so that the lugs 10 pass by the lugs 7, the spool supports 12 may then be tilted inwardly upon their pivotal supports, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5, whereby spools may be mounted upon the outer legs of the supports, or empty spoois may be removed therefrom and replaced by new ones. The spool supports may then be tilted to upright positions and the ring 9 rotated until the lugs 10 are again opposite the lugs 7, at which position the disk a may be locked to the ring member 9. It is contemplated that the superintendent or clerk of the establishment be provided with a key for replenishing the spool stands as occasion requires.

lVhen an operator is using such a spool holder, it is. contemplated that the disk 4: and. ring member 9 be locked from relative rotation so that a spool cannot be removed therefrom. The ring member 9 and disk t will, however, rotate together when they are locked so that any spool oi thread that it is desired to be used may be brought into posi tion to permit the thread to be conducted direct to: the machine. By the above adjustment another spool is brought into position in trout of the eye 22 which is supported upon the upwardly curved arm 23 which is secured in the stationary bearing 3. The thread from the last mentioned spool may then be passed through the eye 22 which. acts as a guide therefor, said thread being conoucted to the bobbin winder of the machine.

It will acccordingly be apparent that I have devised a novel spool holder in which the spools are adapted to be locked against removal by the operators, but which retains its rotative feature for bringing the desired spool of thread into position for the operator.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

1. In a spool holder, a vertical standard, a pair of relatively rotatable concentric members mounted on said standard, spool holding spindles pivoted on one of said members and tiltable for removal of a spool therefrom when said members are in a predetermined circumferential position and untiltable when said members are in a difi'erent predetermined position, and means for locking said members from relative rotation in such latter position.

2. In a spool holder, a rotatable member, tiltable spool supports mounted thereon, means for retaining spools thereon when said supports are in upright position, means adapted to be brought into abutting relation with said supports for preventing such tilting movement, and a lock for locking said member and. means together.

3. In a spool holder, a rotatable ring member, spool holding supports pivotally supported thereon and tiltable in one direction, means for preventing the removal of spools from said supports when the latter are untited, movable abutments adapted to be shifted for preventing such tilting movement, and means for locking said member and abutments together to prevent removal of the spools.

41. In a spool holder, a pair of concentric and relatively rotational members having spaced lugs adapted to be brought into juxtaposition by relative rotation thereof, spool holding supports tiltably mounted on the lugs of one of said members, and restrained from tilting by the lugs of the other member, and means for locking said members together.

5. In a spool holder, a movable member, spool holding supports mounted thereon and tiltable with respect thereto, means for preventing the removal of spools when said supports are untilted, and means for locking said supports from tilting movement to prevent removal of the spools.

6. In a spool holder, a pair of concentric and relatively rotatable members, spool holding supports pivotally supported on one member and tiltable toward the other memher for removal of the spools therefrom, and cooperating means on the other member for engaging said supports for preventing such tilting movement, and means for locking said members from relative rotation for the purpose set forth.

7. In a spool holder, a movable member, spool holding supports mounted thereon and tiltable with respect thereto for removal of a spool therefrom, and means adapted to subscribed my name in the presence of two be brought into coasting relation with said subscribing Witnesses. supports by a movement of said member for preventing such tilting movement and a HERMAN EHRLICH. 5 look for looking said movable member in its Witnesses:

latter position. FRED E. PAESLER,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto JAMES M. OBRmN. 

